# England beat France 6-4 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup third-place match in Miami > England claimed the bronze medal at Hard Rock Stadium on July 18 in a 10-goal thriller, with Bukayo Saka scoring; France exit the tournament in fourth place **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-18 · heads: How Life Changes · 14 takes · 4 lenses · 6 regions ## Summary [England](/en/entity/england) beat [France](/en/entity/france) 6-4 in the 2026 [FIFA World Cup](/en/n/fifa-world-cup-dossier) third-place match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 18, per Al Jazeera's live coverage. Bukayo Saka scored for England in a match that produced 10 goals, making it the most open contest of the tournament's knockout rounds. France, having lost their semifinal to [Spain](/en/entity/spain), and England, having lost to [Argentina](/en/entity/country/argentina), met in the match both camps had hoped to avoid. England claimed the bronze medal; France finished fourth. The 2026 final between Spain and Argentina is set for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, per [Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium](/en/n/worldcup-final-spain-arg-jul19). ## Why it matters England's bronze is the national team's best World Cup finish since winning the tournament in 1966. France, a finalist in 2022, ended consecutive deep runs with a fourth-place finish. The scoreline is a contrast to the tactical tightness of both semifinal matches. ## What to watch - Final result confirmation and goalscorer details from official FIFA match records - Post-match reaction from both managers and players - England's squad assessment ahead of the 2028 European Championship cycle - France's rebuild after losing [Kylian Mbappe](/en/entity/kylian-mbappe) and squad harmony questions ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### unlabelled - **FIFA** (International, en) — Official FIFA match centre for the France vs England bronze final at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Source: https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289291/400021542 - **England Football (FA)** (United Kingdom, en) — Official England Football Association match centre for the bronze medal game against France. Source: https://www.englandfootball.com/england/mens-senior-team/fixtures-results/2025-26/World-Cup/france-england-fifa-world-cup-bronze-medal-match-saturday-18-july-2026-match-centre - **CNN** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/18/sport/the-beautiful-game-july-18 - **Covers** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.covers.com/world-cup/england-vs-france-correct-score-odds-prediction-july-18-2026 - **Yahoo Sports (odds preview)** (United States, en) — Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/england-vs-france-correct-score-184100832.html - **ESPN** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/760516/england-france - **Fox Sports** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup-men-france-vs-england-jul-18-2026-game-boxscore-607933 - **Olympics.com** (International, en) — Source: https://www.olympics.com/en/news/france-vs-england-football-fifa-world-cup-2026-third-place-play-off-kylian-mbappe-jude-bellingham-schedule-h2h-watch-live - **Squawka** (United Kingdom, en) — Source: https://www.squawka.com/us/news/world-cup/match-preview-france-vs-england-07-18-26-world-cup-2026-third-place-play-off/ - **CNN** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/18/sport/england-france-world-cup-third-place - **Franceinfo** (France, fr) — Source: https://www.franceinfo.fr/coupe-du-monde/directs/direct-france-angleterre-la-der-de-didier-deschamps-pour-conquerir-la-3e-place-suivez-avec-nous-la-petite-finale-de-la-coupe-du-monde-a-23-heures_8111705.html ### Pan-Arab and international broadcaster; live-blogged the match and filed the result as it happened, reporting that Bukayo Saka scored in the bronze final - **Al Jazeera** (Qatar, en) — Al Jazeera live-blogged the France-England third-place match in full, recording England's 6-4 win as it unfolded. The outlet captured the result in real time from a vantage outside the UK-France media corridor, noting Saka's contribution. Among the first international publishers to confirm the final score. > "England beat France 6-4 in the 2026 World Cup Bronze Final, a 10-goal thriller in Miami." Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2026/7/18/france-vs-england-live-fifa-world-cup-2026-third-place-playoff ### US wire; comprehensive live updates with highlights and post-match analysis of the 10-goal match, the highest-scoring World Cup bronze final in the tournament's US leg - **Yahoo Sports** (United States, en) — Yahoo Sports ran a full live-update thread on the France-England match, covering the score, highlights, and post-match analysis of a 6-4 result that made it the highest-scoring third-place game of the tournament. US-audience framing foregrounded the spectacle over national stake. > "France and England meet in the 2026 World Cup third-place match. Follow along here for the latest news." Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/live/france-england-world-cup-2026-score-result-schedule-live-updates-160000692.html ### French-language Swiss daily; offered post-match analysis of England's 6-4 win from a French-language press perspective, describing the bronze final as "une petite finale de folie" (a wild little final) and reflecting the French-speaking world's reaction to France's fourth-place exit - **20 Minutes (Switzerland)** (Switzerland, fr) — 20 Minutes' Swiss French edition provided the French-language press reaction to the ten-goal match, describing it as 'une petite finale de folie' and covering the result from the perspective of a French-speaking readership with emotional investment in France's exit. The outlet's analysis gave a distinct tonal register from the anglophone coverage, which focused on England's historic result rather than France's disappointment. > "France-Angleterre: dix buts pour une petite finale de folie." Source: https://www.20min.ch/fr/sport/football/coupe-du-monde/france-vs-angleterre-1wrjcpwj8cv0mb6d4yp67dams/analysis ## Across the graph - Related: [[worldcup-third-place-jul18]], [[world-cup-sf-france-spain-jul14]], [[world-cup-sf-argentina-england-jul15]], [[worldcup-final-spain-arg-jul19]], [[worldcup-arg-malvinas-jul17]] - Entities: England, France, United States, Fifa World Cup 2026, Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/worldcup-bronze-england-jul18